Terrence O’Brien

Bad policy begets worse policy

15 July 2025 8:59 am

What is the difference between levying tax on the unrealised gains on an asset with a market value, and levying…

ABC failed fact check on Dick Smith: ‘Can a country run entirely on renewable energy?’

3 April 2024 1:00 am

On March 18, 2024, Dick Smith argued that there is a necessary role for nuclear in Australia’s energy mix (for…

Minister Hawke’s bizarre reasoning spells doom for Morrison

17 January 2022 12:00 pm

I read with mounting alarm and incredulity Minister Hawke’s 71 paragraphs of reasoning on January 14, 2022 to the Federal…